Jesse Douglas
American differential geometer and Fields Medalist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jesse Douglas (3 July 1897 – 7 September 1965) was an American mathematician and Fields Medalist known for his general solution to Plateau's problem.
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Jesse Douglas | |
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Born | (1897-07-03)July 3, 1897 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Died | September 7, 1965(1965-09-07) (aged 68) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Alma mater | City College of New York (BA) Columbia University (PhD) |
Known for | Solution to Plateau's problem |
Spouse |
Jessie Nayler (m. 1940–1955) |
Children | Lewis Philip Douglas |
Awards | Fields Medal (1936) Bôcher Memorial Prize (1943) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Calculus of variations Differential geometry |
Institutions | City College of New York MIT |
Doctoral advisor | Edward Kasner |
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